In a message dated 2/4/99 10:42:56 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< Having seen hockey extensively at different levels, my only wish on
fighting is
that the pros would just admit that the only reason it's there is for
entertainment and get rid of the pretense that it's anything else. >>
Partially untrue. If you have any knowledge of what happens in a league when
you do not allow fighting, such in Eastern Europe, you know of "stick
fighting" that results in much uglier consequences more often. Players should
drop the weapon and "go" at the pro level.
Randy
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